ADVENTURES AT FRANKLIN

"Every great achiever is inspired by a great mentor" - Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author.  Welcome back or welcome to Adventures at Franklin ! This post is the last of a 3 part series where I reflect on my favorite memories at FUS. Feel free to check out part 1 on Orientation , and part 2 on Academic Travel , in case you want to read about my other favorite memories :) My time at FUS is almost over. I have 2 weeks left! One of the best things I have done at FUS is be an Academic Mentor (AM). In fact, the first time was so good, I had to do it twice! (No in reality I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to do it twice 😂). AMs helps new students transition to university life. AMs are a part of the First Year Seminar program, which is designed to introduce new students to the demands of university academics. AMs also help with orientation as student leaders, and will always be happy to support new students. Here are some of my favorite memories from my experiences. Traini...

"S o do all who live to see such times. B ut that is not for them to decide.  All  we have to decide is what to  do  with the  time  that is given us" -J.R.R. Tolkien,  English Writer, Poet, Philologist, and Academic. This picture is taken from my first orientation trip to Valle Verzasca in 2017! I actually cannot see myself anywhere 😂 I remember being on the left side of the bridge (right side of the photo), but it's very possible that I'm not in the photo. We were the largest new group of students in recent years, and so we all could not actually fit on the bridge, so some of us were more on the side and I guess I was part of that group 😂 I also remembered we got yelled at for clogging up all the space on the bridge and people were trying to cross, fun times :D Welcome back or welcome to Adventures at Franklin ! People often say that you can only appreciate the magnitude of an experience until it's over. I think a big reason why this is often the ...

"It's the secret to happiness ... Only take what you need " -Adriana Trigiani, Italian-American Author. Welcome back or welcome to Adventures at Franklin!  This post is part 2 of a 3-part series where I share some of the things I wish I knew as a freshman at FUS. If you missed out on part 1 (all about saving money as a student), then check it out here:  http://adventuresatfranklin.fus.edu/2020/08/things-i-wish-i-knew-as-freshman-how-to.html In that post, I touched on the fact that upon arrival you should only buy what you absolutely need. I decided to go more in depth on that topic with this post. I remember as an incoming freshman, I really wanted to know what the dorms already had, so I would know exactly what I needed to get for the dorm, and also so I knew what to not bring! Remember people, your packing space is valuable! Bring only essentials so you don't have to carry a lot of bags around. That is the purpose of this post. I touch on exactly what FUS dorms pro...

Ciao a tutti, and welcome back to Adventures at Franklin ! We’re two months into the Fall semester here at Franklin University Switzerland, so I’ll do a brief recap of what you have missed so far: We’ve welcomed 192 fresh new faces to campus! Tutte Le Strade events are wrapping up. Students have had the chance to attend student-led trips to traipse around castles, sample local cuisine (gelato, obviously), and hike some nearby mountains. FUS has hosted a variety of wonderful events and lectures, including the 3 rd  Edition of High-Level Symposium on Cybersecurity, and a screening at the Lugano Human Rights Film Festival. Franklin professors, Dr. Alison Vogelaar and Dr. Fintan Hoey, speaking on a panel at the Lugano Human Rights Film Festival. SGA  has been putting on fun events for students, such as a nighttime boat cruise around Lake Lugano. Students enjoy Lugano by night as the SGA sponsored boat cruise passes by Melide, a municipality alongside the l...